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OwnerGarret Grajek, Stephen Moore +1inventors
InventorsGarret Grajek, Stephen Moore, Mark Lambiase
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A certificate server is provided for issuing digital certificates to be used by a network resource and/or a client resource. The certificate server is configured to communicate with the network resource or the client resource to receive a certificate request. Upon receiving the certificate request, the certificate server may automate the process for authenticating the certificate request, validating the terms of the certificate request and digitally signing the certificate request. An authentication appliance may communicate with or be integrated within the certificate server. The certificate server includes a web service server, a certificate authority component, and a database that enable communication with either the network resource, client resource, or the authentication appliance to automate the administration process typically involved in receiving and signing a certificate request. The certificate authority component may sign the certificate request with a trusted root chain associated with the network resource.
A method for issuing a digital certificate using a certificate server having a web service server and a certificate authority component, the method comprising:
A method for issuing a digital certificate using a certificate server having a web service server and a certificate authority component, the certificate server being in communication with an authentication appliance, the method comprising:
A system for issuing digital certificates, comprising:
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